I cannot locate the original block in question but https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3... is now affecting the IP in question and it does look related to the copyright violation issue previously brought up in this thread.
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 6:16 AM, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton < rodrigo.argenton@gmail.com> wrote:
In reality:
"Account creation from IP addresses in the range 105.172.0.0/16, which includes your IP address (105.172.25.219), has been blocked by Steinsplitter. "
That was the message most of them do not have a way to enter in the website that you requested, by the lack of mobile data...
On 3 March 2017 at 14:52, Lucas Teles teleswiki@gmail.com wrote:
They were probably caught on this range block: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log& page=User%3A105.168.0.0%2F16&type=block
*Lucas Teles*
*+55 (71) 99707 6409Steward at Wikimedia Foundation. Administrator * *at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.*- Member of Wikimedia Community User Group Brasil http://wikimedianobrasil.org
2017-02-22 12:54 GMT-03:00 Olatunde Isaac reachout2isaac@gmail.com:
In addition to that thread, see also "https://commons.wikimedia. org/wiki/User:Teles/Angola_Facebook_Case"
Best,
Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
-----Original Message----- From: "Olatunde Isaac" reachout2isaac@gmail.com Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 15:30:06 To: Wikimedia Mailing Listwikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Reply-To: reachout2isaac@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Blocks of new accounts in Angola?
Yes, there are some mass vandalism from Angola last year. Yaroslav, I think you may be looking for this thread, "
wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/msg23413.html"
Best,
Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
-----Original Message----- From: Yaroslav Blanter ymbalt@gmail.com Sender: "Wikimedia-l" wikimedia-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgDate:
Wed,
22 Feb 2017 16:17:32 To: Wikimedia Mailing Listwikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Blocks of new accounts in Angola?
Did not we have some mass vandalism from Angola some time ago, and then measures had to be taken? I do not remember the details.
Cheers Yaroslav
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 8:57 AM, George William Herbert < george.herbert@gmail.com> wrote:
Have them hit whatismyip.org and tell us what shows up..,
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 21, 2017, at 5:58 PM, Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton <
rodrigo.argenton@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been receiving complains via Facebook from people of Angola
about
not
being able to create new accounts, some know something about it?
They
receive the as if the IP was blocked, however we receive more then
5
complains just in the Commons FB page.
Any ideas?
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